Wahlverwandtschaft at Designersfair 2011
Under the heading “Wahlverwandtschaft” (elective affinity), young Dutch designers present their concepts and projects.
The original scientific term “Wahlverwandschaft” is given to certain forms of reaction between chemical components, which, upon coming into contact with a newly-added element, relinquish an existing bond and form a new one with the new element.
Transferred to design, this refers to the unconventional additional of materials, an experimental combination of elements that initially appear to be uncombinable. It also implies the freely-chosen affinities of the designers, and the energies thereby created. The Dutch design scene seems noticeably intertwined and interlinked, but, as the exhibition shows, it is also full of individual creativity.
The exhibiting designers are: David Derksen, Pepe Heykoop, Klaas Kuiken, Danny Kuo, Amba Molly, Erik Stehmann, Anna Ter Haar, Yuya Ushida, Tim Vinke and Sjoerd Vroonland.
More information on the Designersfair website.
Supported by: DutchDFA and Niederländischen Generalkonsulat Düsseldorf.
